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Adult Children Living At Home

Question: Dr. Dobson, we have a twenty-one-year-old who is still living at home. He does not want to come under our authority and he breaks all the rules we have set up as minimum standards of behavio

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Preparing Your Kids to Resist Peer Pressure

Helping your children prepare now might save them from dangerous peer pressure they'll face later.

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A Man and His Ultimate Priority

It occurred first in 1969, when my book Dare to Discipline was being written. I was running at an incredible speed, working myself to death like every other man I knew. I was Superintendent of Youth for my church, and labored under a heavy speaking schedule. Eight or ten "unofficial" responsibilities were added to my full-time commitment at USC School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.

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Why Your Teenager Is Irrational

There is often an irrationality associated with adolescence that can be terribly frustrating to parents. It is difficult at that time to reason your way out of conflict.

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Teach Kids About Jesus Early and Earnestly!

What you teach your kids in the early years is critical. Researcher George Barna confirmed what we have knownthat it becomes progressively more difficult to influence children spiritually as they grow

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Dr. Dobson Minute

Power Transfer

Launching our kids toward independence means matching their pace of maturity and slowly letting go.

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Dr. Dobson Minute

The Broken Family Epidemic

Adolescence is tough enough. Today's commentary explains how broken homes make it even worse.

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Take the Time to Talk to Your Teen

Does your teen spend most of their free time with their face buried in a screen? Do most of your conversations with your teen revolve around disciplining or correcting? Do you miss the times when you and your teen just talked without conflicts?

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My Greatest Challenge as a Father

Question: Dr. Dobson, what has been your greatest challenge as a father? What did you learn from it?

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Marriage & Parenting

Space Flight

When children enter the teen years, it’s natural for them to pull away from mom and dad. They’re trying to spread their wings and fly, which can create apprehension in a parent’s heart. But in this video, Ron and Trina Alleyne explain how to have hope when your kids seem lost. Their insights come from Dr. James and Shirley Dobson’s book Night Light for Parents (page 223).

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